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Kathleen Deagen
Dr. Deagan’s research examines the influence of indigenous customs and cooking in the Spanish colonies in the Americas. Her research found that many households in Spanish America utilized indigenous customs and cooking. Her work focuses on the comparative, multiscalar archaeology of the Spanish colonial period in the Americas. -
Theresa Singleton
First African American woman to receive Ph.D. in archaeology from U of Florida. Studies the diaspora of African decedents and slavery in North America and the Caribbean through a comparative approach. The first African American to earn the J.C. Harrington Award for a "life-time of contributions to the discipline centered on scholarship". -
Rosemary Joyce
Joyce has been a leader in the archiological realm regarding the understanding of gender, sex, sexuality, and inequality. She studied iconography which illustrates the power women held in society despite the fact that men were depicted far more often in artifacts. Joyce concluded that there was a “fluid gender spectrum” through her studies of artistic work. The artifacts she studies often illustrate young males, emphasizing that men were often viewed much more by both men and women in society. -
Matthew Johnson
Focus on archaeology of medieval and historical archaeology in Europe and the Atlantic world. Analyzes castles, traditional houses, landscape, and an archaeology of capitalism. Also written on interdisciplinary and interpretive approaches, and archaeology in its cultural context. He most recently worked ‘in the field’ at Bodiam Castle and nearby houses and landscapes in southeastern England. -
Meredith Chesson
Dr. Chesson examines daily life and practice of people past and present. Examined households in a number of different world regions. One of her projects is based in Jordan where she looks at life in early urban settlements during the Bronze Age. She is also interested in funerary practices and mortuary traditions and has worked at a number of cemeteries. This work helps archaeologists understand how people actively engage in remembrance. She also studies gender in the archaeological record.
